Junior High School
By the time Tsumiki was freed from the persistent low pressure, it would be time for summer vacation again.
Since Sato didn't get a training camp with the Aoba Johsai volleyball club this year, the coach arranged for Sato to find a new place, mainly with the players from the first and second teams, and ended his own training early.
Taking advantage of the booming flow of people during the summer vacation, Haibara Yu added a few new items to the menu.
The final debug version had already been finalized, and on the first day of the new release, Haibara Yu specially reserved a piece of each for Hinata and her daughter to taste.
Hinata Noko, who stayed up late watching TV series, pushed the task of getting dessert onto Hinata Aoi.
"Life is so happy that I can eat a cool new dessert as soon as I wake up~"
Carrying heavy expectations, Hinata Aoi went to bed early and got up early, spent some time at home, and didn't set out for the bakery until almost noon.
Based on her experience, this was the time when bakeries were preparing for a surge in business, and even if she went there, no one would have the time to chat with her.
It was also a good opportunity to grab some food for lunch. With Ms. Hinata's tendency to stay up late, she wouldn't be up until the afternoon.
Just as Hinata Aoi thought, the number of customers in the store has gradually increased.
The shop assistants were busy in an orderly manner, but they were still able to mobilize their enthusiasm when they saw Hinata Aoi. They said that the dessert for her was kept separately by Haibara Yuu, and they didn't know where it was.
Now Haibara is going to take delivery orders nearby, so Hinata Aoi needs to wait here for a while.
There was no single empty table in the restaurant, so the waiter took her directly to a table occupied by one person and shared the table without asking. He then went back to the kitchen and brought her a cup of strawberry parfait, asking her to eat while she waited.
…She couldn’t find an excuse to leave before she finished this strawberry parfait.
Hinata Aoi resigned herself to her fate, scooping up the large strawberry on top of the parfait and devouring it in one gulp. While chewing, she suddenly remembered to take a photo with her phone, to show her envy for Ms. Hinata, who was still asleep.
While waiting, she couldn't help but look towards the man opposite.
He wore a simple yet sophisticated white T-shirt and trousers, his long legs casually crossed, his upper body resting comfortably on the back of the chair, his head slightly lowered as he gazed at the latest phone in his hand.
Sitting so close, even in the fragrant bakery, Hinata Aoi could smell the citrus, sea salt, and cedar perfume on the man.
A college student? ...But it's a bit strange.
By looking at the direction of the head lowering, one can roughly judge where the other person's gaze is resting. Hinata Aoi is not worried about awkward eye contact with the other person and even dares to observe the white eye mask worn by the man.
Could it be some kind of thing that looks blind but actually allows you to see? Or else, a blind person who keeps their face facing their phone can't be deliberately posing, right?
His hair is a rare silver-white color, like curly hair. I don't know if it's natural or if it's fixed by the widened eye mask. I feel like if it was shaved off, it could be used as a witch's flying broom.
Ah, that thought was a bit rude. Hinata Aoi scooped another spoonful of parfait ice and took it herself as an apology.
But no matter how strange his hairstyle is, it can't hide the elegance and grace that a man can display through other aspects of his appearance. Some girls have even come up to him and asked for his contact information.
It can be seen that the man must have encountered this situation frequently. He easily moved around among the girls and took photos with them, making the girls very happy and smiling from ear to ear.
...Aquaman.
Without looking at the boy opposite, Hinata Aoi took the initiative to sit inside and make room for the girls who came to chat with her.
For some reason, after she moved away, the number of girls around the man began to decrease slowly, until he was left alone and quiet again.
Haibara Yu finally finished delivering the big order for the office building, and now he has to come back to take care of a unique big order from a man who is crazy about sweets.
He was tying his apron when the waiter trotted over to tell him that Hinata Aoi was here to pick up the dessert.
"Xiao Kui is here~ Didn't you give it to her?"
At this time, Haibara Yu had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter. Seeing the clerks' despicable expressions, he looked in the direction their eyes indicated. In an instant, his facial features seemed to be distorted and dislocated.
"...Who arranged this?" It couldn't have been Gojo-senpai who took the initiative, right?
"It's me, it's me!"
The two shop assistants even scrambled to grab it, fearing that the manager would forget to count their "contribution".
"How warm it is! This is the temperature that summer should be at~"
"Such a touching scene in the cold air-conditioned room really makes me cry~"
The shop assistants started acting while wiping away unnecessary tears.
When it's so busy, he still has to watch two shop assistants who take the opportunity to be lazy and act, and when it's so busy, he still has to clean up the mess of two shop assistants who are making trouble... Huihara Yu's anger was ignited, and he slapped the shop assistants on the head with both hands.
"Ah!" ×2
"Everyone, get back to work! Everyone's running to the kitchen. Who's going to take orders at the front desk?!"
"If you keep looking for trouble and causing this kind of trouble, I don't mind training new staff!"
The two shop assistants stood at attention instantly and rushed out together without looking back, fearing that they would be fired if they were even a second late.
"Hey, leave one person to cut the bread!"
After enduring for so many years, the desire to change the clerk reached its peak at this moment.
…We still have to forgive them and clean up their mess.
Haibara Yu looked at the two people, one big and one small, sitting opposite each other, who seemed to be living a peaceful life. He was not sure what Gojo Satoru meant.
A showdown? ...Not likely. Could it be that they've really turned their days into a secret family time together?
Seeing that the parfait in Hinata Aoi's cup was almost empty, Haibara Yu chose to ignore Gojo Satoru and only talk to Hinata Aoi.
"Xiao Kui, you've been waiting for a long time~"
"It's okay. Thank you for your hard work."
Putting on a fake smile, Hinata Aoi was polite as usual.
Haibara Yuu stole a glance at Gojo Satoru, but when he saw nothing happening, he lifted up the dessert in his hand.
"Is Yezi sleeping in again? Xiaokui, please take the dessert home to your unreliable mother~"
As if she was amused, Hinata Aoi smiled even brighter. She took the dessert with both hands and waved goodbye to Haibara Yu.
The moment the glass door of the bakery closed from the outside, she saw from afar that Huiyuan Xiong had taken a seat where she had been sitting before. The man opposite her also changed to a posture of supporting his chin with his hands crossed. It was unknown what the two of them were talking about.
It seems like they are acquaintances, and they have a pretty good relationship...
Are you a regular customer?
The atmosphere inside was not as relaxed as Hinata Aoi had imagined.
After the alarm was lifted, Huiyuan Xiong slumped in his chair, wanting to pour out his sorrows but not knowing where to begin. He sighed and said:
"Gojo-senpai, did you talk to Aoi?"
"No." Gojo Satoru changed his pose.
"Oh, I should continue to hide it from Xiao Kui, right~"
"no."
Gojo Satoru grinned broadly, his tone casually interspersed with gritted teeth:
"Oh, Xiao Kui, you must have forgotten me completely. You haven't recognized me after sitting here for so long~"
"Come to think of it, the first time we met, we were wearing school uniforms without the eyepatch."
"As expected, my pair of dazzling six eyes are more recognizable? Can you recognize it now?"
A pair of slender, bony fingers hooked around one side of the white eye mask, pulling it upwards to reveal a pair of starry eyes. Her silver hair fell naturally, at just the right length, with a touch of uninhibited elegance.
The girls who saw it exclaimed even louder.
The boys nearby who were also amazed only regained their senses when they realized that their girlfriends had been bewitched, but in their jealousy they had to admit that the other was handsome.
"What are you doing?!" Looking at Gojo Satoru who suddenly went crazy, Haibara Yu was so shocked that he forgot to use honorifics.
Isn't it just that I wasn't recognized? Is that really necessary?
"Xiao Kui was only six or seven years old at that time. It's normal that she doesn't remember it, right?"
Putting the eye mask back on, Gojo Satoru pouted and acted cute as he muttered, "But she knows all of you now."
"No matter what, I want to get to know Xiaokui!"
"I've been her brother for so many years, so what's wrong with getting to know her?"
Unable to resist Gojo Satoru's malicious cuteness, Haibara Xiong could only follow his words and say:
"Okay, okay, I know you, I'll be busy now."
Who can control this person? It's not him anyway.
......
The contact information that was not included during the practice match was added during the training camp.
Socialite Kuroo Tetsuro lay on his side on the tatami, supporting his head with one hand and flipping through his new friend's circle of friends with the other, happily wandering through everyone's past lives.
"Why don't you come and see the grinding? It's very interesting~"
"...I refuse."
Guzhua Lama, who had just finished taking a shower and was able to relax, was so tired that he couldn't lift a finger. His hair, which had not been washed properly, was still dripping water onto the tatami.
The always-worrying patriarch Ye Jiuweifu couldn't bear to see this, so he knelt on the tatami with his calves, put his hands under Mo Mo's armpits, hooked his upper body and lifted him up.
"Stop making fun of yourself over there and come over here to help!"
Kuroo didn't reply: "Wait a minute, I just found Kageyama's circle of friends~"
He was completely relieved that Yejiu was taking care of the grinding.
But even as Yejiu complained about Momo's lack of cooperation, Heiwei slowly moved his body over, sat up cross-legged, and used one arm to hold the pudding-headed cat that was flowing around like liquid, allowing Yejiu to use both hands to rub Momo's head.
“…It hurts.”
"Shut up!" Ye Jiu said this while reducing his force.
I was so comfortable that I almost fell asleep in this position.
"ah!!!"
Suddenly, Kuroo Tetsuro let out a series of helpless roars, turned around, grabbed Mo's shoulders and began to shake him vigorously.
Ye Jiu didn't know whether he was hit by the sound wave first or by the force first. He jumped up and jumped back, and the towel in his hand flew away to who knows where.
Yamamoto Menghu, who had just entered the room, was startled by the screams and was hit accurately in the eyes by a flying towel. He accidentally kicked the wall while jumping, and jumped on one foot, covering his injured toe and wailing uncontrollably.
"What happened?!"
The other team members who followed Shan Ben came in confused and looked at the chaotic scene, desperate for an explanation.
"...I don't know?"
Yakue Eisuke looked at Kuroo Tetsuro, who suddenly couldn't speak Neon.
The boy, who was being stared at by everyone, was only focused on shaking his weak grind, with inexplicable moisture welling up in his eyes, as if he was about to cry in the next second.
"Stop shaking! You're practically foaming at the mouth from all that grinding!"
"Hello!!"
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